Paychecks Exposed: Google, Apple, Facebook and More

By now you've heard that Google is giving all of its employees bonuses and raising their salariesto keep them happy.

Why would anyone who has a job in this economy be UNHAPPY to work for Google?

One word.

Facebook.

Glassdoor.com, a website where people anonymously post their salaries and rate their firms, has come out with some numbers comparing Google salaries to peers in Silicon Valley.

According to their numbers, the average software engineer at Google makes $98,800 a year. That's less than a software engineer at Apple ($99,000), Yahoo ($102,000), Cisco ($106,000), and...wait for it...Facebook ($110,500).

Software Engineer Compensation Comparision

COMPANY

AVG. BASE SALARY

BONUSES

AOL

88,801

5,233

Apple

99,127

8,175

Cisco

105,720

8,529

eBay

88,916

6,773

Facebook

110,500

11,900

Google

98,814

21,364

Hewlett-Packard

85,568

5,550

Intel

87,450

8,048

Intuit

79,765

9,339

Oracle

92,479

6,000

Yahoo

101,638

6,197

Source: Glassdoor.comBased on at least 28 salary reports; 11/10/10

When you add in average annual bonuses, that same Google software engineer currently takes home a total of $120,178.

There's only one company where a software engineer makes more when you add in bonuses: Facebook, where the total averages $122,400.

As for how Google employees rate their company, they give it a score of 3.9 on a 5-point scale.

In the entire list of large Silicon Valley tech companies rated on Glassdoor — Apple, Cisco, eBay, HP, Intel, Oracle, Yahoo, etc.— only one company has a higher score among it's employees.

Wanna guess?

Yep.

Facebook, with a rating of 4.6, which Glassdoor describes as "Very Satisfied".